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GEORGIA PRESS. Mb- John Lewis, of Sparta, is raising tea plants. Hancock county is in the same latitude as the tea districts of China. Mbs. M. K. Chapman’s clothing caught £it on the place of Mr. B. H. Thomas, mnr Sparta, from a brush heap in the field »nd burned her fatally. Her clothing was entirely consumed. Maj;k Hopkins, a colored warrior, -shot at another darkey but missed him, •aear Sparta, winging, however, a highly colored little fellow. He now pen- ■aively repeats in jail “how many a ball at random sent,” etc. Swainsboro wants a good close shave . and yeamethfor a good barber. ■No prisoners now adorn the interior of iSwainsboro’s jail. Last Tuesday night the store of Mr. E. H. Edenfield was buigariously entered and robbed of such funds as could bo found. The thief rode out of town on a horse bor rowed of a gentleman who was asleep, Son. II. D. McDaniels is being men tioned in the upper part of this district as a possibilityTor Gubernatorial honors, DcritEZ & Benedict’s Minstrels will visit Athens. Tony Denies took in five hundred wnd sixteen dollars Saturday night at the Opera House in Athens. The Tliomasville leap year party is ri pening. Tuosiasville has a saloon called the Woodbine. It is safe to say that not only <does the woodbine twine, hat so also do the extremities of the customers of the Tho.masville had a frost last week. The city clerk of Brunswick gets five fiundred a year. Goihion' will soon have an academy and lodge, costing $1,000. An exchange says: The very first man in the Kentucky Legislature, to get on a rip staving new year’s drunk was a mem ber of the standing committee on religion and morals. He is no longer a member of that committee. He is certainly incapacitated himself for serving on any standing committee. The famous Dooly county safe has caused trouble again. This time its cus todian is unable to open it, and the mon ey therein is altogether too safe to suit the convenience of its owners. They think the operation very similar to laying up treasure in Heaven—a very safe place of deposit,hut difficult to check on. The Irwinton Southerner and Appeal hastens to rise and apologize to Mr. L. L Hall for publishing his obituary, while that gent leman is in the enjoyment of per fect health. It is too long after New Year’s day for such an error to l»e ex cusable. A. Southwest Georgia paper married the wrong girl to a gentleman in Lee county ■last week, and visions of shot guns have oeen floating through the editor’s troubled brain ever since. Darien Gazette: The X. I. E. man, *f the Macon Telegraph, speaks of the editor of this paper as “Gubb.” Now, we wish to inform our young friend that we are not like the oyster, good onlv for months that are spelled with an “r,” but -only good when we are spelled with a* "r” first, last and all the time. The X. I. E. man no doubt knew he was good, so good that if the “r” was in serted he was afraid the early bird would - catch him. Athens had ten fire alarms last year. ' The city has two hxuidred and thirty-two firemen and five machines. Hev. J. T. Bruce, of Talbotton, has received a call from the Presbyterian Church at Madison, Ga., and probably will accept. Tur. burglar is making the heads of families anxious in Talbotton. Mr. Mc- Cormick Neal’s honsc was bored into last wee.*, Tub Griffin News played Othello in its compirxivyii on its patrons last Wednes day. A failure of a shipment of paper compelled the use of wrapping paper for its edition of that day. The Athens Watchman says: - U.gest funeral cortege that has been seen in this city for a great many years, turned out at the burial of the re mains of the lamented Major T. A. Burke- Tub late Major T. A. Burke belonged to rbe following societies: Knights of Honor, Jtoval Arcanum, Masons and Odd Fellows, and was a member of the City ■Council. The first issue of a new paper just •start od in Canton, the Cherokee Advance, Na Ben F. Perry,editor, has been sent out. It will be I *emocratic in politics, but will "t«* specially devoted to the moral, agri cultural and educational interests of Cherokee county. Railro ad Sale—Sparta Ishmaelite : The road bed, right of way, franchise and property of every description of the Macon and Augusta railroad will be sold in Au gusta on the first Tuesday in March next, to satisfy claims held against it by the Georgia Railroad and Banking Com pany.* Aetili: burning for nearly a week and being thoroughly drowned out several •times, the Augusta News says the smoul dering cotton from the burned warehouse of wie Augusta Factory again burst into flames abo it eleven o’clock last Sunday morning. la the face of a strong wind a ■conflagration seemed, at ’one time immi nent, but the fire department turned out promptly, and soon had the fire under control. The Savannah News contains the fol lowing letter from Captain Mallory, of the steamer “City of Savannah,” which col lided with a hark in the New York har bor, day or two since: *." Savannah, January 20.—Editor Hom ing News: Will you please give the ac companying letter, signed by the’ passen gers of this ship,'a space in your paper. Aou will see that the collision was una voidable, our steering apparatus refusing to work at a critical time. This ship sustained but little damage, -merely carrying away her foretopmast and -foreyard. There was no excitement, and ho one was hurt on the steamer. All due effort was made to avoid the collision— engines reversed and wheel belt cut, but all of no avail. My rudder would not act ■quick enongh, and my engines could not arrest her speed in time to avoid a collis ion. By giving this your attention you will greatly oblige, yours respectfully, F. G. Mallory, Commander. The letter holds tbo Captain blameless, and accords to bis prompt action the cred it of making the accident less serious than it otherwise would have been. He has •been relieved of his command. Griffin News: It was rumored yester- <tay, and with every appearance of relia bility, that the recent lessees of the Macon Brunswick railroad have decided to abandon the lease. After making a very bitter fight to secure the property and winning at great cost, paying into the ■Stale treasury the ten thousand dollars fodfcit money, they have already grown weary of the toy, and give it up. The ru- tourist and pleasure traveler to visit the interesting island of Cuba, and Havana, the Queen of the Antilles. The steamer has superb cabin accommodations, all on the upper deck, well ventilated state rooms, with all modern improvements, and a beautifully arranged dining room. The Admiral will leave Cedar Keys ever Tues day morning, and, being very fast, she will reach Havana in thirty hours. The ex cursion rates are so reasonable that such will certainly benefit many to make this delightful winter trip. Messrs. Levy & Alden, who have offices in this city, Fer- nandina, Jacksonville and St. Augustine, also ia New York, are the authorized agents of this line. The young men of Brunswick, last week, tendered a serenade to Mr. J. M. Couper, Mr. C. P. Goodyear and Colonel C.W. Styles,in recognition of their services for Brunswick in the recent leasing of the road. The Brunswick Appeal says the report that Tom Blodgett has been appointed collector of that port is erroneous. Sandersyille has received 5,388 bales of cotton up to the 7tb instant—500 bales in excess of what was received in all of the past season. Judge B. L. Rodgers has ripe straw berries in Sandersville. The State Agricultural Society meets Cuthbert on the 10th instant. The coun ties throughomt the State are selecting delegates. Stock of the Sandersville and Tennille railroad iaheld at $1.10. Warbenton is mtiking a move for new academy. Thf Butler Herald says much trouble was caused to one of the citizens of Tay lor county by the authority of the revenue officer. His still and several barrels of the crooked were captured and he him self placed under bond- The editor of the Cartersyille Free Press feelingly remarks that a certian bar-room in that place “keeps the finest whisky that a man ever folded his lips over.” Hawkin8Ville had a well carried out burlesque on its fire department a few days since. The late council of Hawkins- ville bought a chemical fire engine at an expense of $2,000 and the boys of the town were burlesqueing it. Perry has joined the procession, and will have a leap year party, Horse thieves are prowling around Dawson; one horse has been stolen and an attempt detected to steal another in that place, Hardy "Williams, the murderer of youug Edwards, in Dawson a few weeks since, has not been captured, as stated in the Journal last week. Worth county had a large masquerade ball at the residence of Mr. John B Odum last week. Some speculator bought up the majori ty of the seats for McCullough in Colum bus, and some of those who did not se cure choice positions early are indignant over the attempt at speculation. Columbus is having Soderer and Ball’s art illustrations and Dr. A. O. Brickman’s lectures on spiritualism. Mr. H. M. McIntosh, of the Albany Advertiser, had a birthday party, and was presented a handsome water cooler by the employes of the office, and a baby carriage by the proprietors of the paper. An amatuer Press Association has been organized by the amatuer printers of Sa vannah. Mr. George Augustus Sala, the fa mous English newspaper correspondent, passed through Atlanta for New Orleans on Thursday. He is making a study of America and her politics. A Produce Exchange, where honrly tel egrams will be received announcing the status of the leading Western grain and meat markets, is soon to be established in Columbus. Americus Recorder: Mr. Wm. Hooks killed last week one hundred and sixty- seven head of hogs. This does not look much like starving. Apropos to this we learn that the quantity of meat raised in Southwest Georgia last year exceeds any since the war. Sandersville Herald: A largo ea gle was killed by a negro a few miles from Sandersville recently. One of his feet was brought to our office, measuring eight inches between the ends of his front and rear talons. We should suppose that eagle ceuld have carried off an ordinary sheep. Columbus Enquirer: On Monday trains on the Columbus and Rome Rail road began running to the top of Pine Mountain. The officials tell us the busi ness is good, and will no doubt continue to improve. The work of grading the balance of the seven miles is continuing, and ere long the track will be laid to Chipley. Says the Harlem Columbian: “An old miner who was prospecting in this county recently informed us that he had found three places where gold deposits were the best be ever saw; also a large quantity of asbestos. This is encouraging. Who knows but that Columbia may turn out at least one of the best gold fields in the Uni ted States? Let’s starts boom.” Gainesville Eagle: The happiest portion of our farmers. The winter has )een remarkably mild, and most of them are well advanced with the work of the farm. Com is commanding a big price, scattering thousands of dollars all over our county, hands and tenants hare bsen se cured' on living terms and put to work, and the farm business "of Hall has never had a more encouraging outlook than at present. The Cartersville Free Press speaks as follows of the late Major T. A. Burke, for merly, of this city: Major Burke married a Miss Falligant, sister of Robert Falligant, an able ana ac complished lawyer of Savannah. She is a very accomplished and most estimable lady, and we do most sincerely sympa thize with her and her orphaned children, and trust that he who has promised to protect the widow and the orphan will overshadow them with his love. May the clods rest lightly over the grave of our de ceased friend! When the springtide comes there will be tender and loving hands to strew his restingplace with early flowers. . 'Z ... Rome Tribune: Dr. Hall, Ins daughter (Miss Alice) together with Mr. C. J. War ner andiittle Lula Warner, have accept ed an engagement in Philadelphia with an opera company, and the departure of Miss Alice, Mr. Warner and Lula was for the purpose of fulfilling this engagement. Dr. Hall will follow as soon as Ids busi ness arrangements are completed and he can do so. The cause of the scandal (that Warner and Miss Alice had been unlaw fully married) is due to the fact that Mr. Warner failed to inform his wife of the arrangement, because he feared tbat she would object to his carrying Lula, aud be greatly desired to do so. Rome Courier: We understand tbat Colonel Blanchard has closed a contract with parties to build tbat portion of the Rome and Chattanooga road between which her father had made ip 1833 in An. derson district, South Carolina. With this machine thread was spun of any size wanted by hand power, the seed cotton being fed on an endless web of cloth, after the fashion of the platform of the. present railroad threshers. The seed cotton was distributed regularly across this web as moved in front of the gin to which the spindles were attached. Mrs. Towers re members having seen it used in 1836, and about that time one of her sisters made seven hundred yards of cloth in one year, doing the spinning on this machine. I; was made by a negro man owned by her uncle, and the negro had learned the se cret while working somewhere in Ten nessee. Mrs. Towers used this spinning machine until her marriage. It was kept in use up to and during the war, and still in the family as a household relic. Louisville Courier: General Wil liam M. Browne; Professor of Agriculture and history in the University of Georgia, has been engaged to edit an Agriculture Department in the Telegraph and Messenger. He will hereafter furnish a column of original agricultural and select matter once a week. This new and in teresting feature will add greatly to our excellent contemporary. Tramps are interesting Columbus, and are very annoying to the citizens. Sev eral ladies of that city have been insulted by them, and last Monday night, as train was leaving the depot, one of them threw a bride through the window of the engineer’s cab, and then made his escape The Enquirer says some severe means must be adopted to prevent their entering the city. Constitution: On Wednesday night be tween II and 12 o’clock, the academy of Professor Neal, out at Kirkwood, was en tirely destroyed by fire. A pile of straw sprinkled with kerosene was discovered under the comer of the building before the flames had made much headway. The Incendiary was not appreheuded. The academy was built by subscription and was not insured. A Brilliant Wedding.—Constilur tion: Wednesday evening there occurred in Dalton one of the happiest marriages we have ever had the pleasure of noticing in these oelnmns. We refer to the nup tials of Mr. John L. Trimble, of Dalton, formerly of Atlanta, and Mis3 Mary E. Norris, one of the reigning belles of North Georgia. The ceremony was performed in the Methodist Church, which was filled to overflowing before the appointed hour. The residence of the bride’s father is just opposite the church. A line of carpeting was laid from the church to the gate of the residence for the bridal party to pass over. At five o’clock promptly the organ pealed forth under the artistic touch of Professor Schoeller, one of the grand wedding marches. There were four ush ers and eight attendants. An elegant supper was servedat the residence of the bride’s father. Mr. Trimble and his wife left at seven o’clock for the North, where they will enjoy a few weeks stay. Miss Norris was very well known in Atlanta! and Mr. Trimble was for a long time one of the leading young business men of the city. And now comes the oldest inhabitant and deposeth and saith the winter of 1849 was similar to this. Mr. J. B. Heard, of Senoia, was thrown irom his buggy and had his arm broken, last week. The Quitman Reporter says it is now clear whe will be the next Congressional candidate from the Second District, and names Colonel W. A. Harris, of Worth. Tiie members of the congregation of the Quitman Presbyterian Church gave their pastor a surprise party a few nights since. Albany will hold a Spring-Fair on the 19th of May. A splendid premium list is being prepared. Oglethorpe county has gone crazy on the subject of goat raising. The darkies regard it as an unpardona ble sin, say3 the Oglethorpe Echo, to bum sassafras woods. Messrs. Jacob & Michael, of Athens, have closed doors. Liabilities, $16,000 assets probably $4,000. The higher grade of crime is on the in crease among the Oglethorpe county ne groes. Oglethorpe county fears a water famine. The Greensboro Home Journal calls it Cole-lapse of the Central Railroad lease. Mr. H. J. Cook returns to his old posi tion with Messrs. Welsh & Bacon, of Albany. A movement is on foot in Albany to start an ice factory, with highly probable prospects of success. Hampton is soon to have a Cumber land excursion. Mr. Thomas Foster killed on his farm, near Greensboro, Tuesday last, a wild turkey weighing twenty pounds. The Greensboro Herald man calls the Warrenton Our County man a donkey. They probably forget the scriptural ex pression, “How pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” Good mules in Sparta bring one hun dred and twenty-fire to one hundred and fifty dollars. Cartersville has received this sea son seven thousand, nine hundred and seventy-three bales of cotton. The only casualties occurring through the State ^eems to be caused by people being thrown out of their busies, and breaking their limbs. ' There is a man in Troup county who has two sons named Tom - and Jerry. When they get angry the old man has hot Tom and Jerry. Augusta had two prize pugclistic fights near her limits on Wednesday last. A runaway horse in Columbus broke liis leg, but continued running all the’ same on three pedestals. Columbus is being overlaced with wires for the telephone exchange. , Another factory will.soon be buzzing in Columbus. 1 1 i Summerville and a.point near Cathey’s: i 30 popular with the lad and Robinson’s gape. Itds not yet defi nitely ascertained which route the " road- will go, whether byCothey’s or Robinson’s gap. We have reason to hope, from tele- mor is as yet unconfirmed here; but, if it grams just received, that a contract will tine, wliat new developments arc we to «xpcct? Savannah News: A New Mail Stea- SJER-—Tho new and elegantly appointed side-wheel steamer Admiral has just, been placed on tlie route between Cedar Keys, Key West and Havana, to perform a .week- be concluded in a few days tbat will se cure tlie building of the-road direct through to Chattanooga. \ V j ” - The “ Clement Attachment.”— Rome Courier: A paragraph taken from some other paper recently reprinted jn the Courier in regard to a machine used years tyiast mail service between the United ago in the'South for making yarn from States and Cuba, thus supplying a long- seed cotton, recalled .to the recollection of f-lt want in offering an opportunity to the Mrs. Colonel J.-R. Towers a machine George Tisox, the colored porter, of Messrs. Sloat, Russell St Co., was acciden tally shot, probably fatally, by a sea cap tain’s careless handling of a pistol, in Sa vannah. nJI j ••■I Some fifteen tramps are said to have "lo cated a camp on the Central railroad near Savannah. Stand add deliver is their motto when passers are alone ana . .un armed. Speaking of the recent fire in that city the LaGrange Reporter says: 1 Jr'S The fire was a great calamity in all its bearings, and the losses will fall heavily on many who cannot well bear them. We hope'to give a full statement of losses next week. the subject thus: ' j.'.V" ‘ Mr. J. P. A. Dupont, of the Dupont Oke/enokean, was married on the I2tjv inst., to Miai Lela Hall, of Portland, Me.' Some of oiir young.ladies will remember Mr. Dupont as a dapper little gentleman 'at the press convention laet year, who was dies. After famuyurayer,'a ,f< since, a little Waynesboro boy as “Mama, how can God hear folks pray when He’s so fun a way ^’’’..Before the ladv could frame a suitable reply, a sunny-feced little miss of five summers vehemently said: “I’ll jest bet He's dot tell jpbones a running to every place I”' * A special to the Evening News says: Atlanta, January 28.—Colonel E. W Cole left here last night on a special train for Chattano6ga. It is understood that desired to sell his stock, they were to take it at the same price. Also that they were to take care of Colonel Cole. Strange Disease.—Americus Recor der: We Pam-that Mr. Tom Walker, of Schley county, has lost several milch cows within the last week. They died very suddenly and were strangely affected. The disease seems to be seated in the throat or lungs, and they have a disposi tion to rub the head and neck even to the extent of abrading the skin. A consider- ble amount of mucus gathers in a sack under the throat. He was not able to ar rest the disease in a single case. The Quitman Reporter is responsible for the following memoranda: A straight shoot to Monticello, distance twenty miles—Quitman and Monticello railroad—opens up a Western terminus on the Gulf at 1st. Marks. Road to be ex tended to James Island—distance will be increased but little. Water plenty for the largest sized vessels. Through from the Gulf to Savannah is ten hours. Time and distance greatly shortened between Cuba and the West Indies and the Northern markets. The Live Oak connection from Dupont to be taken up; no use for it after the con nection of the Waycross and Jacksonville road. Camilla Dispatch: A most startling event transpired at the funeral of Mrs, Butler last Tuesday. As the congrega tion sang the first lines of the second hymn, a young lady standing near the middle of the church spoke out audibly, “I’m dying, I’m dying, I’m dying!” The effect ofthese words can be better imagin ed than described. A deathly pallor had overspead her face as she was borne from the house by her friends. 1 Dr. Twitty, who was promptly on hand, made a hasty examination, and soon gave the informa tion that the attack was only a temporary affection of the heart, causing palpitation, from which the young lady soon recov ered. The following remarkable and doubt less “o’er true tale” is told by the Ameri cus Republican. It says; “A gentleman gives us this little inci dent: As I was riding along in an out-of- the-way path I observed a ludicrous scene. I had approached a log cabin that had several acres cleared around it. In one comer of the lota negro woman was ploughing, but she had two girls tugging away trying to break the hard ground in stead of e mule. They made little head way, as the ground was too hard. About fifty yards oil’a negro man was Seeding rather plump mule. On asking why he did not plough the mule he remarked: ‘Boss, dis mule is mine; de ole ’em an is mine and de gals is mine; nobody is gwine to fotcli dem away; but if de morgum on dis mule ain’t raised next fall de white man will sent the sheriff and take de mule and all I’s got. So, boss, I- thought I’d keep de mule fat and let de gals and old ’oman work and save dis hoss flesh as much as I can, fur if dc wust comes 1 can ride off on de mule and go somewhar else to work. Dat’s it boss; de work won’i hurt de gals.’ ” Camilla Dispatch: On last Tuesday night, about midnight, Mr. James L. Stewart, the county treasurer, was awa kened by parties talking in front of bis yard. He arose and asked who was there but got no response. He then ordered them to leave, and was returning to his room when he became aware that they were approaching the house, ne called for his gun, and, having small shot, he advanced to the front again and ordered a halt. No attention was paid to the call, and one of the parties was passing to the rear of the house, the other advancing .to ward the front, when Mr. S. fired on the latter, and the man fell. It proved to be a negro. Upon being questioned as to what he wanted he gave no satisfactory infor mation, telling four different tales about himself. He is not seriously hurt. Chathasi, the Atlanta correspondent of the Savannah News, says in his last letter that the idea that Grady’s interview with Governor Colquitt saved the Macon and Brunswick Railroad from being with out “a single bidder,” is mere moonshine. The arrangements were long before that perfected for the lease of the road, and the interview had nothing to do with the sale. The courts and the railroad com mission are the only powers that can touch the "Western and Atlantic Railroad, except for failure to pay the monthly rental, over which the Governor has con trol. It is also a delusion to think tho Cole- Brown-Wadley combination was “a mere sham,” a simple stock speculation. All parties concerned acted in good faith, and the "sellout” of Stevenson to the rival Louisville road shows that it was a com bination fatal to that route, and one that they were obliged to get rid of at any price. Colonel Cole had done his work well, and just as he was awaiting its en dorsement by his directors the rival road stepped in and dethroned him in an in stant. There was no double dealing, no speculation on his part in tlie matter] B’xai Biutu.—Savannah Notes: The only business of importance transacted at yesterday’s session of the Grand Lodge, I O. B. B., was the increasing of the dues of the members forty cents each per quar ter for the benefit of tlie orphan fund and presentation of a banner by the Board of Control of Msnticello Lodge No. 214, of Charlottesville, Virginia, that Lodge hav ing contributed the largest amount of the orphanage fund. .The Lodge adjourned to meet in Balti more on the 20tli of January, 1881. The banner, which is beautiful in de sign and finish, was presented by Dr. Si mon Wolfe, of Washington, on behalf of the Board of Control, aud was received by Mr. D. N. Stem, representative of the Monticello Lodge. During the morning an address was de livered at the Hebrew Synagogue by Mr. Wolfe on the subject of the orphan asy lum and hospital fund of District No. 5. ltifasan eloquent address, and was lis tened to with deep attention by the large congregation which filled the edifice. The session, we are informed by some of the representatives, was one of the pleasantest and most enjoyable that has ever been held by the Grand Lodge. ' A Duel Between two Colored Men.—Savannah Ncics: Late on Tues day evening, the locality of« shop on th Louisville road, about six and a balf miles from the city, was the scene of an im promptu duel, which resulted seriously. It seems, from what we can learn, that Tom Clark and Charles Hous ton, two colored men, between whom 111 feeling had long existed, met at- the store] wnere a number of other’ne groes had gathered, and got] to drinking. The old quarrel was re newed between Clark . and Houston, and the former who had his gun with him, proposed tliat Houston go and get his gun, and they settle their difficulty by an exchange of shots. Houston, who lived in the neighborhood, hastened home, and, procuring his gun, returned to the scene. Ground was marked off and the combat ants faced, when, without any further pre liminaries, both fired simultaneously and both fell at the same time. The guns were heavily charged :With buck shot. Clark* waa shot in the left side and .breast, some of vthe shot, It is presumed, entering the lung. He was brought to the city and car ried to the office of Dr. Chisholm, who ex amined his wound and found it to be very serious, and oil Wednesday morning he was sent to the Colored Infinnary. The Cartersville Express inildlv puts- ■ -Houston, who. received three or four ' shots in the body,-two in the abdomen, was carried off by hii friends,.and was be lieved to be in a dying condition. In con sequence, of the affair. occurring in the country; and those who were present prbbably fearing they might get into trouble if they said much on the subject, it was not generally known. f It is a fact well established by unques tionable testimony that nail’s Hair Re- bewer renews, cleanses, brightens, invigo rates and restores to: its original color and lustre, faded, gray or discolored hair, cheaply, quickly and surely. The poorest jeople prefer to buy it and use it, rather (ban to proclaim in'a manner, more forci- Petersburg, Va., January 23.—A liberal contribution of funds has just been made by the German citizens of this place for the sufferers in Upper Silesia, Ger many. The money collected has been forwarded to the German Consul in Rich mond, Virginia. St. Loins, January 23.—The Post- Dispatch newspaper office was damaged about $5,000 by fire this morning. The paper appeared as usual this evening, The loss is covered by insurance. The wholesale drug house of Robert B. Smith, at Ulton, Illinois, was burned yes terday with the Alton Evening Telegraph and job printing office of Beal & Danders. Smith’s loss is about $110,000; insurance $89,000. The printing office was only partly insured. Washington, January 23.—lu the House, the Speaker, after some miscella neous business bad been transacted, pro ceeded to call committees for reports of a private nature. New York, January 23.—A special to the Herald from Rome says the Pope de clares there is no truth in the Poll Mall Gazette's statement that his Holiness was angry with Cardinal McCloskey on ac count of his reception of Parnell. His Holiness expressed the highest opinion of Cardinal McCloskey, and takes no inter est in the Parnell demonstration—it be ing political and not religious. Boston, January 23—The Herald’s Augusta special says: The Fusionists are talking seriously of accepting the tendered hopitalities of the Democratic city of Bid- deford. The Fusionist Governor Smith is desirous of getting away from Augusta, where ho says the Republican city admin istration will not protect the Union Hall Legislature, and where the legislators are subject to assault daily. Washington, January 23.—In the House Mr. Upson, of Texas, introduced bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treas ury to ascertain and report the amount of money expended and the indebtedness as sumed by the State of Texas in the In dian and Mexican raids. Mr. McKenzie, of Kentucky, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, reported the bill authorizing the erection at Danville, Virginia, of a public building at a cost not over $60,000, Passed. Mr. Horr, of Michigan, then made a hu morous speech In reply to some pleasant ries indulged in at his expense yesterday, by Mr. Mr. Cox, of West Virginia. After the passage of some private bills and the presentation of several memorials, the House adjourned until Monday. The Senate Committee on the Southern Exodus to-day continued the examination of O. S. B. Wall, of Washington, (col.), President of the Emigrant Aid Society, and took a large amount of interesting testimony from James E. O’Hara, a promi nent colored Republican, who is now con testing the seat in Congress from the sec ond North Carolina District. Wall, who said yesterday that North Carolina was a poor, God-forsaken country, with soil" that would not sprout peas, admitted to day, under Senator Vance’s cross-examination, that he did not know anything personally anything about the soil of tliat State. Mr. O’Hara, the only other witness examined, gave a very favorable account of the con dition and treatment of the colored people in North Carolina. In his county, Halifax, they owned at least 20,000 acres of valuable unincum bered land, were of equal prosperity with the white people of the same pecuniary means, aud were treated by the wealthier classes equally well. He testified that al though there was at one time some bull dozing in the" counties bordering on South Carolina, there never has been any politi cal persecution in the counties affected by the present exodus, and none now in any part of the State. White mechanics had no prejudice against working with colored mechanics, and there was no discrimina tion against the colored people in the courts or on the juries. Witness thought the exodus was the work of agitators who went about the country stirring up and deceiving by false representations the less industrious part of the colored population. Augusta, Me., January 23.—The Fu sion Legislature met at Union Hall to day, but only part of the members were present, and nothing of importance was done. The Republican Legislature passed, under a suspension of the rules, the resolution amending the Constitution that the Governor shall hereafter be elec^ ted by a plurality instead of a majority vote. Charlottesville, VA., January 23.— This morning the material train on the Virginia Midland road, at Rockfish sta tion, eighteen miles south of Charlottes ville, ran off the track at a bridge, down an embankment of fifteen feet, killing Conductor Dabney Nilson and two brake- men, and seriously wounding Captain H. D. Luckei and six road bands: Six cars were completely wrecked. Liverpool, January 23.—This week’s circular of tlie Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association says: “Cotton has been In fair demand through the week, hut sup plies -were large and quotations for some descriptions were reduced. Americanlias been in good request, but with some pres sure to sell, and prices declined 3-16d for good middling and £d for other grades. Sea Island was in large demand, but the supply was plentiful. Futures opened quiet and have been generally dull during the week, finally showing a decline of h 3-lGd. WicmTA, Kansas, January 23.—The building occupied by the Globe Printing Company, at Chenydale, Kansas, was burned night before last. E. C. Hender sons, fireman, and William McLain, printer, perished in the flames, and anoth er man was seriously burned. Havana, January 23.—A grand offi cial reception was given General Grant and party at the Palace to-day. It was attended generally by members of the municipality, superior military and naval officers and foreign consuls. It will be followed to-night by a banquet ^Boston, January 23.—A special dis patch to the Herald from Augusta says the Fusionist Treasurer, White, who re fuses to deliver the keys of the sub-treas ury to Republican Treasurer Holbrook',* began to-day paying small sums tq such members of the Fusionists Legislature as chose to apply therefor. The money is not State funds but part of it subscription. There is high Republican authority for the statement that Fusion Treasurer White'will be put out of therTreasmTrbjr •force next week, and if . ; the banks; where the State’s money is deposited, refuse to recognize Holbrook’s drafts, legal pro ceedings will be begun to establish his tom ’ - ' Dublin, January 23.—At a meeting of the Mansion House Committee for Irish relief yesterday, tho Most Reverend Dr. Duggan, Lord Bishop of the Diocese of Clonfeb, stated that the distress in his dio cese was pressing and aggravated, and that instant relief was required. The committee made grants for relief amounting to J£3,0S0, including £1;000 to the Central Committee. A deputation was appointed to wait on the Lord Lieu tenant and Secretary for Ireland and urge the Government forthwith to filmish seed for small fanners. The corporation of Cork propose to ask at the next meeting of the committee a; loan of a hundred thousand dollars for carrying out an extensive scheme of sew erage and paving, A large amount of additional employment is being afforded by the corporation and harbor boards. Augusta, January 23.—The Fusion Legislature reassembled to-day at four oclock, to hear the report of the coypm^fc- tee appointed to draft a series of questions tended 'discussion as to the propriety of appealing to the Supreme Court at all. Me- Ingalls thought they should submit the questions to the Court and then, Rko law-abiding citizens, obey its decision. The facts, he said, bad not been put be fore the Court by tlie Republicans as they were. They would present a statement of the real facts at issue.TI OtT j rttali, Mr. Wilson was of tlie same opinion. Mr. Dickey thought they had had enough fl9 T than wordx-Can delineate, * through i . , _ blanched locks or grizzly beard, that they | of the Supreme Court, it was partisan, are aged and passing" to decay. A very ■ and he had no confidence in it. He was m short trial will convinee ‘.ha most skepti- i in favor of laying the questions on the ta- Mr. V. K. Stephenson stipulated with the eal that it does emdiciio tlie scalp dis- j ble and proceeding to business. Louisvill? and Nashville rallroad before' eases which rob the hair of its colqr and | Mr. Hill said they had had two decis- I | ...HIHHL— meanffatCowueaT^ts:'fQ(ir |Maj93 selling out his stock that if Colonel Cole life.—Fort Scott (Kan.) Daily Monitor* .ions of the Supreme Court, and he was out the transaction of any business. v it Vi**.-;*. ««w I snnii' ’ V!"..’’ i constituents might be repre. seated. Mr. Milkan said there was no way to do but to submit the questions and abide by the decision. After some further discussion, it was resolved to lay the questions on the table until Monday.' Washington, January 23.—The Presi dent has received information that an other raifl by the squatters upon the lands of the Indians in the Indian Territory, is being planned. It will be remembered that a similar raid last year was stopped by the prompt action of the Government. The parties engaged in the new attempt are believed to be the same as those en gaged in the former. They have their headquarters at Witchita, Kansas. The subject was discussed at the Cabinet meet ing this afternoon, and it was decided that any such movement should be promptly checked, South Atlantic States, cooler, partly cloudy weather, southwesterly and south erly winds, with a slight rise in barom eter. Augusta, January 24.—The general impression is that matters are in a more critical condition than they have been for some time. Crowds are collecting at va rious points. Secret clans of armed men are drilling and other circumstances tend to create alarm. The Chronicle, the Greenback-Labor organ of Auburn, states that the House must be taken, though it costs thousands of lives. - The government is not alarmed and will make the State house perfectly impregnable. The first military company which ever entered the State house march ed in at midnight. Pillisbury, Blood, Channing and others are known to be enrolling. In every county in the State men are collected in the couaty town for J. L. Smith’s call. Captain Black, of, Augusta, is (hilling men nightly. Mayor.Nash addressed the following to Governor Davis to-night: “In view of the threatening attitude of persons hostile to the present government of the State, I feel constrained to say to your excellency that I fear my civil police force will be unable sufficiently to protect public prop erty at the capital, or even to hold pos session of the building itself, against such a force as the public enemies seem to be willing andjahle to bring against it.” From consultation with the military au thorities Davis became thoroughly convinc ed of tne seriousness of the situation, and that the position of Mayor Nash was per fectly sound. He, therefore, ordered to the State House the Capital Guards and the Richmond Light Infantry, who at one o’clock this morning were there. The Auburn Light Infantry will leave that place for the capital at two o’clock this morning, and other military forces will be brought, if necessary. Information of the operations of the Fu sionists comes from reliable mon in each county. The design is to take the House —Pillsbury’a last hope. It is hoped that the prompt action of Governor Davis will avert trouble. Men Mr. Book’s Great Speech in were ordered to inquire what action, if any, is necessary to prevent any person or per son from falsely pretending to assume the functions and duties of any State offi cers. Hutchinson presented the following: Whereas, Information is received that certain persons have been engaged in en rolling and enlisting men in a manner aDd for purposes unauthorized by the laws of this State; and Whereas, Such enlistment and organi zation tend to a disturbance of public peace and to disorder and revolution; therefore Reached, that a joint committee of sev en on the part of the House, with such of the Senate as may- join, be appointed for the purpose of investigating the truth of such reports and to ascertain what action, if any, should be taken, and make a report of their doings to the House—said com mittee to have power to send for persons and papers. Passed, and the committee appointed The House joumed until Monday. New York, January 24.—A Columbia, South Carolina, special, says Preston D. Mood, editor of the Clarendon Press, and. son of Henry M. Mood, one of the most distinguished. Methodist preachers in South Carolina, committed suicide at Manning village last night, by blowing out his brains with a pistol. Mood bad addressed' a beautiful Jewess, and threat ened to kill himself if she refused his of fer. Notwithstanding his threat, the fair danghter of Israel rejected him, and the rash young journalist thus put an end to his life. New York, Jaunary 24.—At 12:56 this morning, as an emigrant train on tho elevated road was going south on the Eighth Avenue, the engine jumped the track, caused by a misplaced switch, and fell to the ground, a distance of twenty- five feet. Seven men on the engine fell with it and two were seriously and the others slightly injured. Boston, January 24.—An Augusta spe- cial says it is feared that in case the Fu sion Legislature is dispersed a riot will break out in Lewiston and Biddeford. The" State troops will continue under arms un til further orders. Governor Davis will not issue his procla mation commanding the Fusion Legisla ture to disperse until he has exhausted ev ery peaceful means, but will not give them undue time for cogitation. He considers that a majority of the Fu sion Legisature are tho dupes of Pills- bury and other men. A special from Biddeford says: Ferguson Haines, City Treasuer, lias sent $22,000, the amount of the State taxes, to White, Fusionist Treasurer of State. Washington, January 24 The Sen ate committee on the colored exodus ex amined J. P. Dukehart, of Baltimore, Southern agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, to-day. He testified that lie made several visits to North Carolina in the interests of his company to secure as large a share as possible of the exodus travel, and effected arrangements with the local promoters of the movement by which the Baltimore and Ohio road ob tained the transportation of the colored are known to be ready at the call; emigrants who had left North Carolina of Smith, in Lincoln and Somerset ■ for Indiana at a reduced rate. In all the counties, who are to take sleighs across ' arrangements the company agreed to pay the country. The prompt action of Colo- j Taylor Evans, colored, of' Goldsboro, nel Peakes prevented movements in Pisca- ( w b° worked up the emigration, a draw- tagua county. All the armories in the State i ^ack of one dollar a head for each full fare are under guard. The Republicans mean P' 3ssen ger and fifty cents on each half tiom °PP0si- Withdrawing the legal To? ■ Feature from United s^~ -! der AU The able Senator from Kentucky T Reck, made a lucid and conclusi j? ment on the2Ist inst., in om™,;,- ^ ^Icbrated Bayard resolutio^i'S^v mg Greenbacks a legal tender. I t “f most forcible presentation of rhesS that we remember to have seen \ fS 6 6Xtr f/ r0m a condensed^ of the speech by telegraph to the CoS Journal will give, almost Courie-. ..... almost m a nutsi.ii nearly all the salient points invoked? is always well, and generally »• said Mr. Beck, to “let well enoLh-fiT* 1 It is not well to disturb the cept m extraordinary exigencies 1 *^ people were just rallying from stun*- blows. He hoped the prosMri*v f' ? being entered upon would proreL^* nent, but it might be tempSWy, have no ships, no commerce; wo are J, Iff 106 the markets of the worid *^,5 fr0E >® ain perous because God in ImprovidencehT seen fit to bless us and visit other nati^! with calamity, A reverse may come, an a our prosperity vanish quickly as it He was one of those who believed thu one of the greatest evils we labored under was officious meddling, if a? people were fit to he free, if this vut ™ government by and for the people, twivou had a right to use their enemies as bS It! v suited them, free from the interventionrf any interested body of meu who sought tn crush them, as he had no doubt the great money power of the countiy sought to do. Tho currency of the country was not ' :om a acce oftl ing dundant. It was arrogance for auv bode of men to say they knew better than the representatives of the people how much currency we needed. If all the money is- sued were now in existence it would onb amount to $750,000,000 or $900,000000 including the gold in the Treasure That was only $15 or $18 per bead of population. France had $1,600,000,000 tn gold and silver and $450,000,000 of bank notes in circulation, making $60 per head, yet France was a remarkably prosperous country. There was no complaint of re dundancy there. Belgium was a thriving countiy, rich In commerce and manufa? tures. Her circulation was $132,000,000 or $135 per head.* Germany has $7li- 000,000, or $17 per capita. She had in an unfortunate hour attempted to demone tize silver, but as shown by Judge Kelly's interview with Bismarck,' at which our Minister was present, she had been obliged to stop selling silver and begin to re-issue. Great Britain has a circulation of $905,- 000,000, or $30 per capita, nearly double what wo have. Yet, in the face of these facts, said Mr. Beck, he and those of his opinion were denounced as repudiators, fools and knaves, by many newspapers so well paid by the bankers and brokers of New York. abo cusi on few lies ea stre tw< ini’ Ma got dei I ter a ( he po iy to hold possession, and if the State troops are inadequate the President will be called upon for aid. ticket. This was a well known standing induce ment held out by himself and agents of Boston, January 23.—The Herald's competing roads to get men like Evans, Augusta special says three compauies of" Ferry and Williams to get up as large an troops and a Gatling gun garrison the j emigration as possible. State house. When the Republicans’ Evans told witness he commenced work- meet this forenoon there will be as ltttle ; ln g up the exodus sixteen months Jago by show of arms as possible, and the soldiery means of mass meetings, secret societies, will be kept in the background. j etc. While in North Carolina he had The Republicans feel well braced up ‘ seen man y circulars asserting that the this morning, and are generally urging colored people would find plenty of work the dispersion of the Union Hall Legisla- i i n Indiana at wages from $1 to $1.50 per turc. day. Perry and Wiliams also circulated The sort of utterances which set the au- j fcpcRs *b at emigrants on reachiug Wash- tliorities thinking are such as the follow- i mgton would be provided with new ing: Pillsbury says in his paper this • clothes and transportation to Indiana and morning: “Men of Maine, the next article Kansas. The circulars included what on the programme is to disperse by force purported to be certificates from North the Legislature convened in Union Hall? Carolina colored people who had gone to Are you, as freemen, willing to submit to Indiana that they found work and a_d- this outrage? See to it that your repre- i vi se6 their friends to follow. The wit- sentatives are protected ness thought the exodu3 would continue “This is the culmination of the outrage 1». long as the negroes could raise, money inflicted upon the Democrats and Green- i i° P a 7 the fare or untircheckell by un- backerabythe stalwart pimps of tlie ‘ favorable reports from their friends at, the Republican party: . Who is the man who t other end of the line. In this event he wifi now step out of our ranks and side j ™ uld S oto Indiana and try to secure with the cowardly men entrenched in tho them as passengers back over the Balti- State house, who tremble at the sound of their own voices, and who do not feel safe unless backed up by the bayonets of the State militia ? “Let the end be what it may,history will read that Corporal Davis was the first man in the State of Maine to authorize an array of bayonets at the State house, to keep from its portals citizens of thb com monwealth.” Every military company in Maine is under arms. Captain Black, of the Fu-. sion stall, says all he ask^is to bo arrested. A. F. Gould, legal adviser to the Fusion government, characterizes the moving of troops as a desperate act and sure to re dound to the political advantage of the Fusionists. He says it is the biggest blunder yet made by the Republicans. Tho Fusionist Legislature met with diminished numbers. Speaker Talbott told the reporters that his House needed protection more than the Republicans. The Fusionists show signs of nervous ness over the state of affairs. I Should the Fusion Legislature go to Biddeford, it is likely to find the doors of auy hall it may engage guarded by soldiers. No fooling any longer i3 the Republican talk to-day. The State House is converted into a sort of barracks. Stoves have been set up in the cellar to cook rations of beef, etc., for the soldiers. The Governor is strongly uiged at once to disperse the Union Hall Legislature and Fusion gov ernment, but whether he acts until the first of next week is doubtful. Sunday night the State troops will all be under arms. The Republican authori ties assert if there is a civil war the re sponsibility rests upon the Fusionists. Augusta, Me., January 24.—Th* questions reported by the committee to the Fusionist Legislature, to be submitted to the court and laid on the table until Sunday, and which arej preceded by a long preamble, setting forth the | facts of the organization of the Legislature, are as followst 1. Was the organization of the Senate ani thie election of the President and Sec retary" thereof, on the first Wednesday of January, ISSOJ as set forth in the forego ing statement of facts, and as appears by record thereof, legal and in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State V Was the organization of the House of Representatives, and the election of Speaker and clerks thereof, on the first Wednesday in January, 1880, as set forth in the foregoing statements of facts, and as set forth by the record thereof, legal and in accordance with the Constitution and laws? / 3. Were the bodies of persons who had their meetings on the evening of the 12th of January as set forth in the foregoing Statement of facts, competent at that tiine and under the circumstance stated, to or ganize a Senate and House of Representa tives for the State of Maine to constitute the fifty-ninth legislature, and were they legally* organized as such, and 4° they constitute a legal legislature under the constitution and laws of this State? 4. If the Senate, organized on the first Wednesday in January, 1880, in manner sttjforth in the foregoing statement of facts was not legally organized, is that body a to be suhinitted the Supreme CJourt. After- convention of Senators elect by.or through the reading of the report, there was an ex- which the Senate may or must be organ ized—that body having adjourned from day to] day from said first Wednesday of January to the present time? 5: If the House of Representatives, or ganized on the first Wednesday of Janu ary, 1880, in the mauner set, forth in the foregoing statement of facts, was not le gally organized is that body a convention of members of the House of Representa tives elect by or through which the House of Representatives may or must be organ ized"—that $>3y having adjourned, from day to day from said first Wednesday of January to the present time? Augusta, January 24.—The Senate more and Ohio lines. Augusta, Me.. January 24.—The Fu sionists again met at Union Hall. Dickey offered an order that a committee of one from each county'be appointed by the House, with such as the Senate may join, to prepare a memorial to Congress and an address to the people of the State, setting forth the facts relating to the organiza tion of tlie House and Senate, on the first Wednesday in January; all the facts re lating to the election of 'Governor, etc., which was passed. Inglis, of Wiscasset, said in submitting to the court we should understand that every man of the organization shall re main until the decision of the court Is re ceived. The Senate voted to concur with the House communication received from the National Greenback Committee of New Hampshire, advising the Fusionists to stand firm to the bitter end, and if need be, fight for their rights. Both branches adjourned to Monday. Augusta, Me., January 24.—The pres ence of the military in the State house ex cites the populace. The Republicans say it was the presence of troops that brought the Fusionists to tiieir senses, and induced them to refer the case to the Supreme Court. The troops are quartered in the committee rooms and lobbies. They are not required to do much duty, except at night, when there are frequent reliefs, about half of the force being on at once. There is a patrol about town, watching carefully for any suspicious movements, and men are posted in every town to give instant information of any threatening demonstration. The military and execu tive are ready for. any emergency. " - Henry Ingalls went to Bangor this after noon, as the bearer of the questions ofthe Fusion Legislature to Chief Justice Apple- ton. Boston, January] 24.—A special from Augusta says: “Governor Davis said to night he had not felt a single regret since he had taken the step »f calling troops' to the State house. The step had been urged upon him jfojf]several days by liis military advisers, but mot until evidence of a con spiracy against tbe State, did he feel justi fied iu exercising his prerogative as com- mander-in-chief, and then only to protect the public property and uphold the laws. When-all the evidence of the conspiracy is ready for the press, the public at laige will see how wise tills action had been.” The Govemer was gratified to see how the national press of both parties had upheld the right in Maine. Governor Stone, of Mississippi, has offi cially recognized Governor Davis’ title. Sentinels arc placed outside the State house, and all is guarded. Savannah, January 24.—The Spring meeting of the Savannah Jockey Club closed with a fair attendance. The first race, Lajpar stakes, mile heats, had five entries aud three starters—Wanderer, fil ly, Emily F., and Planeroid colt. Wan derer came in first, but lost the heat, and was declared out of tbe race by a claim of foul, which was allowed by the judges. Emily F. being announced the winner, Planeroid colt second. Time 1:46|. The second heat was won by Emily F. Time, 1:50. Considerable money was lost on Wan derer’s misfortune; The second heat, a mile dash, three starters—Lucky Hit, Aaron, and the Hawk. Luck Hit won, Aaron came in second, but was given the third' place for losing seven pounds during the heat. Time, 1:484. . aiaStatT? - l Tlie third race, mile heats over hur dles, was wonbyDalgasian in two straight heats; Jack Trigg second, Jim Fay dis tanced, throwing his rider in * the first- heat. Time, 2:15 in both heats. He went on to show that, owing to losses by accident and natural wear and tear, the amout of greenbacks outstanding was probably less than $200,000,000. He I showed by the Controller’s report that $179,000,000 of this was held by the bants and the Treasury on May 31, 1879, and though the amount thus held differed at different times it was probably a good av- erage, and it left only $167,000,000 in ac tual circulation, assuming that the $340,- *000,000 be in existence; or, if his theory were correct, only $120,000,000. He also referred to the fact that $100,855,000 of this was in hills of $100 and upwards— practically no better than bonds, especial ly the largest denominations of $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. In protesting against.this measure Mr. Beck wished it understood that he did not believe the original issue of the notes was constitutional. He always denied it was, hut the Supreme Court has decided other wise. We have them upon us, and he was determined to make the most of them, use them for tlie benefit of the pe> pie, and not destroy them in the interest of bankers. A BIG WHALE PROPOSES T0{ SWALLOW ALL THE LITTLE) PISHES. Father !* Getting Well. My daughters say, “How much better father is since lie uLcil Hop Bitters.” He is getting well after his long suffering from a disease declared incurable, and we arc so glad that he used your Bixte.'s.—A . lady of Rochester N. Y.— Utica Herald. T6m Scott Puts His Finger in tie Bailroad Pie. A special to the Chicago Tribune trom New York, dated January 20th, is as fol lows : An important conference was held in the Windsor Hotel to-night between J. McCullough, First Vice President of the Pennsylvania Company, which manages the leased lines of the Pennsylvania Rail road." Company, at which the proposition was made and discussed of leasing to the Pennsylvania Company for a long term of years the Louisville and Nashville railroad and all its old and recently acquired dependencies. Both geutlemen were extremely reticent when questioned on tho subject, but it is under stood the.proposition was not unfavora bly received, and that further conferences to endeavor to arrange matters" will be held. The consequences of such a combi nation as is here projected, will be readily understood by reference to the details of, the Louisville and Nashville coup, where by 3,500 miles of railroad, extending from the fresh water lakes on the north to the Gulf on the south, and from St. Louis to Savannah, were consolidated under one management, and by considering in addition the enormous system of roads at present" under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. These aggregate over 4,000 miles of line, exclusive of sidings, and second,; I third and "fourth tracks, over 3,000 of them . * being leased, railroads, operated by tbe Pennsylvania company. It would give to f the Pennsylvania Railroad Company a trunk line to,which no other in the worldftjj offer* a comparison—from New; York to. Philadelphia:' thence westerly via Read-.sB ing] Harrishuig and Pittsburg to Chicago; thence southerly via Indianapolis, Louis-*** ville, Nashville, Montgomery and Mobile ta Ne w Orleans; also, from Indianapolis, southwesterly to St. Louis; thence south-! easterly via, Evansville, Nashville, Chat-S tanooga and’, Atlanta to Savannah; also, from Bowling Green, Ky., to Mempr " with any number of brandies tapping territory through which it -idiiS in all reciions. ' ‘ P This startling report has* since*been de nied and prbnotinced a “lie” (in a a sul sequent telegram to the Cincinnati zette) by president Standifordioftbe Lou-j isvillo and Nashville railroad. Th President McCullough of tho Pcnnsyln l ma company also declares tlie above f statement to be unwarranted. And sow: go. The railroad movements of to-dal Wi are contradicted to-morrow. Words neve: spoken put into the mouths of president!, |8 and vice presidents by ambitious report 41 " 5 to be repudiated by them as soon as pnb, lished. New lines laid down and the: K. incontinently blotted out. Nothing seeE 3 | to be certain just now in the railroad fa- ture, but fillibustering and fighting i r S every direction. After a while the smofc j£ and dust will be blown away and the matters will be plainer. Poor Colone Cole. How many things has he been,® made to do and say since his treacheroui friend Stevenson sold him out? The following will explain itself! The Hinesville Gazette says that a great many ofthe rice fanners have begun to prepare their rice lands for the nex; season. Many who went into this busi ness on a large scale last year, front tlii splendid success they met with, have de- ermined to plant on a still larger scale his year. The Gazette thinks the nee j top seems destined to become the leading touey crop of its section. There was urore money made on it last year than on mher cotton or timber. —Turkey's territorial loss is estimatedjj by a German authority.as a. territory al-J most as large as Prussia proper, with population of eleven millions.